The short answer is no. At least, that’s not the alleged plan, and it seems unlikely in the near future.

The intent behind Starlink is to meet a demand that the internet service providers (ISPs) are struggling to meet: rural populations. Low population density means that there are fewer customers to service. Fewer monthly subscribers means less income to make up the costs of installation. Naturally, the providers are going to go where the money is first. And if there’s not enough money in rural areas, broadband may never come there at all.

The day when 5G actually lives up to the hype appears to be a ways off, yet. Though all the major providers in the US offer 5G coverage maps, the maps themselves come with little to no information about what they actually mean. The T mobile map shows 2 different shades of pink, one for 5G and one for 4G. What exactly 5G “coverage” actually means in said map is left for the viewer to interpret.